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Tech, business services power through amid Covid-19 rout
Of the 53 deals seen in March, 28 came from technology and business services
Debut managers to face daunting fundraising market in 2020
Debut managers out to market are unlikely to hold closes in 2020, and very few new teams are likely to launch funds
PE-backed Touchpoint acquires Domino Workwear in Finland
Deal comes nearly two years after Finnish GP Taaleri Private Equity Funds acquired the company
Andreessen Horowitz leads €7.6m series-A for Mainframe Industries
Gaming startup has so far raised nearly тЌ10m from two funding rounds
Essling-backed SPVIE bolts on Assurances de l'Adour
GP is investing from Essling Expansion Fund, a vehicle dedicated to the French lower-mid-market
Consortium in $150m round for Ozon.ru
Financing round is in the form of a convertible loan that can be turned into equity
Riello Investimenti backs First Advisory
GP invests via its Italian Strategy Fund, a €150m vehicle that held a €50m first close in June 2019
TPA appoints Williams as investment associate
UK-based TPA Capital is an equity investor that provides equity cheques of ТЃ5-50m
TIIN invests in Oddity.AI
TIIN is currently drawing from its Dutch Security Fund, which was launched in December 2018
Hoxton leads $10m series-A for learning platform Preply
Point Nine Capital, All Iron Ventures, EduCapital and Diligent Capital also take part in the round
Deimel joins YielCo from SwanCap
Manuel Deimel will take on the role of head of co-investments, having spent six years at SwanCap
VC Profile: Speedinvest
Seed investor is opening a new office in Paris as part of the expansion of its pan-European platform
Several funds seeking to close in H1 face delays, says Cebile
LPs' reluctance to commit is likely to lead to a number of delays come Q2
OpCapita's Sebeto sells Ham Holy Burger
With this divestment, Sebeto intends to focus on its core pizza and pasta business
Limerston supports AdviserPlus in acquisition of Halborns
Limerston acquired HR consultancy AdviserPlus in November 2016, drawing equity from its debut fund
Cowen Healthcare in €47m extension round for AM-Pharma
Round comprises €23m in equity and a €24m finance facility provided by the European Investment Bank
Gilde Healthcare V close on $450m hard-cap
Legal advice was provided by a team from Jones Day led by partner Quirine Eenhorst
Pomerangels backs round for Fully-Verified
Fresh capital will be used to strengthen the company's position in the worldwide identity verification sector
Turnaround funds eye European companies hit by Covid-19
Turnaround players have raised at least $5bn overall in Europe in recent years
Synova promotes Tsai to partner
In addition to the new partner, the firm has also promoted Matthew Charman to investment director
York Capital, Elements Capital buy Pillarstone-backed Famar
In addition to Famar Italia, the Italian subsidiary of Famar, the deal also includes Famar Properties
CapMan to buy majority stake in Swedish firm PDS Vision
Deal will see minority shareholder Arctos Equity Partners exit the business
Arbor's Steelite acquires Homer Laughlin food subsidiaries
Arbor acquired Steelite International drawing from Arbor Investments IV in December
Bain & Company appoints new DACH head of PE
Alexander Schmitz will take over the role from Rolf-Magnus Weddigen from 1 April 2020